This building at Barfield Prep School, which took four months to complete, provides a stunning new dining hall. The use of full-height windows running from floor to ceiling brings the outside in. This new room offers panoramic views across nature and ample natural light, making lunchtimes much more pleasurable for the pupils and staff.
Brune Park Community School is part of the Gosport and Fareham MAT. Replacing an old SCOLA building they selected TG Escapes to design a net-zero modular timber frame building providing flexible classroom space and conferencing facilities to act as a business hub. The building includes nine classrooms which can be opened up, breakout and office spaces, and large atrium.
Ashley is a large primary school for children aged between 4 and 11. Since September 2021, they have had three classes in each year group, with 630 pupils in the school. They benefit from a huge site which includes a large playing field and a forest school area, where children experience outdoor learning such as gardening, bee-keeping and scientific study.
The trust approached TG Escapes to design a modular school building for wrap-around care and to use as an art studio.
The Education Futures Trust aims to improve the life chances of children, families and vulnerable adults in Hastings and the surrounding area by helping them realise their potential and overcome the social, emotional and educational barriers to achievement. Focusing on the needs of the most disadvantaged and excluded residents, they build resilience to enable sustainable change. They work holistically, providing learning through forest schools, conservation work, The Shore Academy, sport, catering experiences and their community café.
The project provides a 184m2 sports pavilion with 2 team changing rooms, officials changing, showers, a club room and a kitchen as well as a wider 22-place car parking and lighting scheme. The building has a canopy and dual-pitch standing seam roof with PV array. As well as providing sports facilities, the building is used as a daycare centre for dementia sufferers. The project was managed by the University of Reading on behalf of the Shinfield Parish Council. Price included parking area and external lighting.